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i bet we can find out more by going to jeff brown. >> brown: i bet we can. let's start with nebraska. >> deb fish ser from the northern part the state and she won a surprise primary, where you had two well-known candidates running against each other and surprised everybody and and won in part because of the sarah palin endorsement. people didn't give her much of a chance against bob kerry, particularly because he had been living in new york for so long. this is a very conservative state, and the anti-obama vote was going to come out fairly strong there. it's not a huge surprise but it's one the democrats had hope for. >> brown: you had a national figure in bob kerry. >> and in the last week or so, the democrats said the race has tightened. deb fisher, when i interviewed her, nobody thought she would be the nominee. but she was personable, and articulate. >> she's a farmer not an artist. >> i think she didn't do great in the debates, but, look, this is a republican state. she's a good candidate. and bob kerry had lots of baggage. when you're head of the new s
i bet we can find out more by going to jeff brown. >> brown: i bet we can. let's start with nebraska. >> deb fish ser from the northern part the state and she won a surprise primary, where you had two well-known candidates running against each other and surprised everybody and and won in part because of the sarah palin endorsement. people didn't give her much of a chance against bob kerry, particularly because he had been living in new york for so long. this is a very conservative...
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jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a close race in north dakota. as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in january-- a gain of two. republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will caucus with democrats. many of the democrats' big wins were by women. elizabeth warren unseated incumbent republican scott brown in massachusetts. >> you took on the powerful wall street banks and special interests and you let them know you want a senator who will be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time. >> brown: in missouri, senator claire mccaskill had been on the endangered list, before her republican opponent made damaging comments about rape and abortion. >> with a stubborn determination, tenacity and a refusal to give up we showed the country what missouri is made of. >> brown: and i
jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a close race in north dakota. as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in january-- a gain of two. republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will...
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. >>> in the district of columbia michael brown was defeated. >> david grosso edged him out. >> brown was troubled by a string of uncomfortable revelations concerning his finances. >> upset over a string of ethical failures by various city leaders, brown is out, david grosso is at large city councilman in our district. >> we want to get live to ko im. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike. we continue to see most ethics this morning, three charter amendments surrounded the character of the politicians and they all passed overwhelmingly. the numbers tell the story of how voters want the 13 member council and the mayor to stay away from trouble. amendment 5 now lets council members with a five out of six vote to expel one of thinker own for quote -- their own for quote gross misconduct. also convicted of a felony
. >>> in the district of columbia michael brown was defeated. >> david grosso edged him out. >> brown was troubled by a string of uncomfortable revelations concerning his finances. >> upset over a string of ethical failures by various city leaders, brown is out, david grosso is at large city councilman in our district. >> we want to get live to ko im. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike. we continue to see most ethics this morning,...
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brown: thank you both so much. back to you, judy. >> woodruff: the nighcois young ani we're waiting for all these returns to come in on the presidential race and on the senate races. and other races we're going to be following. througho the night hari sreenivasan is going to be using the newshour's digital map center to help you understand how to read some of these returns. he's tlso going to be talking about the results with public media reporters in key battle ground states. >> sreenivasan: virginia is a state we've been talking a lot about today. a key battle ground that both the candidates have been aggressively fighting. joining me now to take a deeper dive from whro, aour public media partouer kathy lewis. thanks for being with us. >> you're welcome. tood to talk with you again. >> sreenivasan: the polls were incredibly long in arlington and probably in other parts of the state too. what are you hearing and focused on tonight. >> well, they were very long and in fact surprisingly some election officials are r
brown: thank you both so much. back to you, judy. >> woodruff: the nighcois young ani we're waiting for all these returns to come in on the presidential race and on the senate races. and other races we're going to be following. througho the night hari sreenivasan is going to be using the newshour's digital map center to help you understand how to read some of these returns. he's tlso going to be talking about the results with public media reporters in key battle ground states. >>...
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but fiercely opposed by governor brown. you can see this one was just pummeled completely by voters today. voters rejecting prop 38. >>> we want to bring in stan brock with fact-checking in all this. there's been hype on both sides of the cane on prop 30. a lot of fear, prop 30 is trending in the yes direction. give us an explainer here. what happens if it fails or if it is yes tomorrow morning? >> we saw the numbers. it does seem like it's a toss-up at this point. 50% more, 54% against. there's 31% of districts reporting at this moment. there's major areas of the state of california that have not weighed in. we don't know yet. i'm an optimist. maybe you're an optimist. let's look at what would happen if prop 30 passed. you hear numbers of $6 billion. we're looking at the trigger cuts if prop 30 fails. let me address that first. if prop 30 fails, this is because of the fact it was assumed by the legislature and by governor brown, it would be part of the budget, you're looking at trigger cuts of $5.3 billion in cuts, $250 mi
but fiercely opposed by governor brown. you can see this one was just pummeled completely by voters today. voters rejecting prop 38. >>> we want to bring in stan brock with fact-checking in all this. there's been hype on both sides of the cane on prop 30. a lot of fear, prop 30 is trending in the yes direction. give us an explainer here. what happens if it fails or if it is yes tomorrow morning? >> we saw the numbers. it does seem like it's a toss-up at this point. 50% more, 54%...
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city council, incumbent michael brown was defeated by david grosso, the independent newcomer bested brown by 20,000 votes. brown's campaign was alleged improprieties of nonprofits he was associated with, and grosso also seized on brown's tax paying record as well. voters also approved ethics related changes to the city charter. the council members can now vote to jettison a fellow member who's found derelict in duty or in personal conduct, and an elected official with a felony on his or her head can now be barred from running for office again and then kicked out of that office. those will become amendments to the d.c. charter. other county races include phil mendelson, who will return to continue for two years as chair of the council, a seat he assumed after kwame brown, a former chair, had bank fraud charges. also, vincent orange will be returning to an at large seat on the council. council members barry, evans, bowser, and alexander all returns as well as nonvoting house representative eleanor holmes-norton. >>> casey will head back for four years. casey beat republican millionaire tom
city council, incumbent michael brown was defeated by david grosso, the independent newcomer bested brown by 20,000 votes. brown's campaign was alleged improprieties of nonprofits he was associated with, and grosso also seized on brown's tax paying record as well. voters also approved ethics related changes to the city charter. the council members can now vote to jettison a fellow member who's found derelict in duty or in personal conduct, and an elected official with a felony on his or her...
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in theohio nbcts that sherrod brown has reelection. he's the incumbent democratic the ohiosi but the senate race, more anybody else in the country. >> not surprising i that case since he knows the electorate. a small point. republicans have lost both of th states of their candidates on the presidential ticket. >> a >> new hampshire, romney has ahome there. he may lose that. he's lost michigan. his own home state. it's something you don't see very often. >> he will probably lose cali too. >> he has a home there too. >> ohio right now the democrats own the russ belt. all the talk about jobs all the bad economy. >> michigan and pennsylvania and wisconsin hasig he original plan. >> this terms of wisconsin, some of the best reporting on wisconsin through the whole uprising around the ulmnion stripping and recall effort against scott walker was done by john nick else. familiar with the politics in wisconsin, which has been called for president obama. and also with the politics in tell us about the wisconsinc÷áibñ win from ohio as we still
in theohio nbcts that sherrod brown has reelection. he's the incumbent democratic the ohiosi but the senate race, more anybody else in the country. >> not surprising i that case since he knows the electorate. a small point. republicans have lost both of th states of their candidates on the presidential ticket. >> a >> new hampshire, romney has ahome there. he may lose that. he's lost michigan. his own home state. it's something you don't see very often. >> he will...
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i'm terrell brown in new york. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald (cheers) >>> while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. >> yeah! >> and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. [ applause and cheers ]
i'm terrell brown in new york. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald (cheers) >>> while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. >> yeah! >> and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. [ applause and cheers ]
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this is a big win for governor jerry brown. he had to overcome long-term anti-tax sentiment that's been going on here in california. but he told supporters that in the end proposition 30 basically sold itself. he said that at an election night party, governor brown took the stage as prop 30 gained a slim lead last late night. it had support in the bay area, along the coast and los angeles. inland areas actually rejected it. he had promised that rejecting it would trigger $6 billion in cuts to schools starting as early as january. but critics argued that brown put schools out front while the money would have also gone elsewhere. supporters were pretty wide. they included teachers and other union members. >> what a wide coalition. people who would not otherwise agree on many things came together. they came together for many reasons. but a core reason that brought people together is support of proposition 30. the belief in our schools. >> reporter: governor brown had a lot at stake here. in many ways, put his reputation on the lin
this is a big win for governor jerry brown. he had to overcome long-term anti-tax sentiment that's been going on here in california. but he told supporters that in the end proposition 30 basically sold itself. he said that at an election night party, governor brown took the stage as prop 30 gained a slim lead last late night. it had support in the bay area, along the coast and los angeles. inland areas actually rejected it. he had promised that rejecting it would trigger $6 billion in cuts to...
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brown actual ly outspent grosso. while ethics may have been the underlying theme, it was also front and center in changes in the city charter voted in. among them, a ballot initiative allowing the city council to vote out a member with issues of personal conduct or dereliction of duty. and there was another change approved by voters. that would be language allowing felons to be removed from office and barred from reseeking that office at some point later. those were the biggest changes from the election, an election with immediate and actual bearing on the current council makeup as well as its future. five other members among them, as you said, vincent orange, were reelected to their seats on the city council. live outside the wilson building, derrick ward, news 4. >> derrick, thank you. >>> bill mendelson is now officially chairman of the d.c. council. he won the special election for the seat with 52% of the vote. mendelson has filled in as chair for the last five months following the resignation of former chair kwa
brown actual ly outspent grosso. while ethics may have been the underlying theme, it was also front and center in changes in the city charter voted in. among them, a ballot initiative allowing the city council to vote out a member with issues of personal conduct or dereliction of duty. and there was another change approved by voters. that would be language allowing felons to be removed from office and barred from reseeking that office at some point later. those were the biggest changes from the...
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governor brown, thank you. congratulations. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> we told you on monday about a tough congressional race in los angeles. remember this one? two democratic incumbents. howard berman and brad sherman. they had to run against each other. one of their debates even got a little physical last night. we want to tell you that sherman beat berman, 60% to 40%. >>> president obama promises to work with republicans in his second term. this morning, we'll ask colorado senator michael bennett what he's learned about getting alon, >>> in addition to the senate, we're also tracking all the nation's referenda. california alone has 11 ballot measures this year. florida has so many most voters simply scroll to the bottom and click i agree. >> we are talking actually about legalizing marijuana in colorado, washington and oregon. that would be for anybody over the age of 21. >> what is this country coming to? 21-year-olds allowed to smoke marijuana? it makes me want to drink myself into a blind rage
governor brown, thank you. congratulations. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> we told you on monday about a tough congressional race in los angeles. remember this one? two democratic incumbents. howard berman and brad sherman. they had to run against each other. one of their debates even got a little physical last night. we want to tell you that sherman beat berman, 60% to 40%. >>> president obama promises to work with republicans in his second term....
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in ohio sherrod brown won over josh mendel. and in maine, independ angous king easily won the state's u.s. senate seat currently held by olympia snow. the one notable senate pickup for republicans in nebraska where deb fischer flibed ben nelson's seat defeating bob kerrey. democrats hold 51 seats and harry reid already called on republicans to end their "strategy of obstruction gridlock and delay." we're still waiting for the official results from the races in montana, nevada, and north dakota. mark halpern, if we go back to the top of that list, elizabeth warren versus scott brown, tight all the way. what did elizabeth warren do in the end to win? >> she ran as a democrat in a state where the president won by a big margin. >> that helps. >> very difficult. they knew if the president won by 20 seats or more, it will be difficult to overcome. she made very few mistakes. and now she'll become one of the leading voices in the senate for progressives around the country. >> what does she bring to the senate? >> she brings that passi
in ohio sherrod brown won over josh mendel. and in maine, independ angous king easily won the state's u.s. senate seat currently held by olympia snow. the one notable senate pickup for republicans in nebraska where deb fischer flibed ben nelson's seat defeating bob kerrey. democrats hold 51 seats and harry reid already called on republicans to end their "strategy of obstruction gridlock and delay." we're still waiting for the official results from the races in montana, nevada, and...
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this was a huge victory for governor brown. at an election watch party, he told supporters basically in the end proposition 30 sold itself. that californians believe in schools. they believe in education. and the capacity of government to make wise investments. a few hundred prop 30 backers were in a very good mood as the measure gained majority support. brown was able to overcome long time anti-tax sentiment here in california. he billed it as a tax hike to go ahead and rescue schools. rejecting it would trigger $6 billion in cuts to include things like higher college tuition and a shorter school year. brown told supporters he knows there were doubts and questions but he remained confident. >> we have the vote of the people. the only place where he said let's raise our taxes for our california dream. >> reporter: it raises the income tax on those making over $250,000 a year. critics have argued that prop 30 put schools out front when, in reality, the money would go elsewhere, in addition to schools. that the state really needs
this was a huge victory for governor brown. at an election watch party, he told supporters basically in the end proposition 30 sold itself. that californians believe in schools. they believe in education. and the capacity of government to make wise investments. a few hundred prop 30 backers were in a very good mood as the measure gained majority support. brown was able to overcome long time anti-tax sentiment here in california. he billed it as a tax hike to go ahead and rescue schools....
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. >> asking for one more time to straightening thing out and a referendum on jerry brown as well. >> we'll talk about that. alan martin is at the yes on 30 headquarters tonight. where is everybody? what are you hearing? >> well, they're getting pretty energized because this crowd has not been down at all tonight. they're hopeful that as we are seeing, as more votes are being counted that prop 30 will pass. why the state budget was written the way it was? it kicks $6 billion in budget cuts in mostly to education. the big supporters are with the california teachers association. if it passes the state sales tax goes up a quarter, a quarter penny on the dollar for four years, it would last for four years. income tax would go up for seven years if you make more than $250,000 a year. now, that revenue would offset the trigger. earlier i asked dean vogel head of the teacher's union, a happens if the trigger cuts go into effect. >> people are saying we have to stay to the world standards in california and now you're going to eliminate 15 instructal days it doesn't make sense. but that's wher
. >> asking for one more time to straightening thing out and a referendum on jerry brown as well. >> we'll talk about that. alan martin is at the yes on 30 headquarters tonight. where is everybody? what are you hearing? >> well, they're getting pretty energized because this crowd has not been down at all tonight. they're hopeful that as we are seeing, as more votes are being counted that prop 30 will pass. why the state budget was written the way it was? it kicks $6 billion in...
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tara moriarty is covering governor brown's tax proposal. janine de la vega has the results of several races in the south bay. but first, let's go to brian flores in downtown oakland. you've been looking at the newspaper headlines this morning, brian. >> reporter: yes, that's right, you were probably waking up to headlines that president obama will be serving now -- to another four years. here is e"usa requested -- here is -- here's" usa today "and the" chronicle." it's hard to get this newspaper. it's been selling like hot cakes. no surprise here in california that the president will be serving now four years. >> i'm excited. four years ago was my birthday was when the election happened. i got a chance to see obama being elected into our president. >> i was glad that obama won largely because of the supreme court. i have a 24-year-old daughter and you know, a repeal of roe v. wade, you know, making chice -- making choices more difficult for women. >> reporter: and the president getting the 270 electoral votes needed to become president. the
tara moriarty is covering governor brown's tax proposal. janine de la vega has the results of several races in the south bay. but first, let's go to brian flores in downtown oakland. you've been looking at the newspaper headlines this morning, brian. >> reporter: yes, that's right, you were probably waking up to headlines that president obama will be serving now -- to another four years. here is e"usa requested -- here is -- here's" usa today "and the" chronicle."...
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they're sending out messages of that tonight. >> brown: social media? >> regular meade what, saying we're still alive and well. >> woodruff: to overlay what you all have been talking about, the a.p. is reminding us that the democrats now will maintain their majority in the senate, and i'm just-- you know, we're talking about truly divided government. the republicans maintain a significant, apparently, significant majority in the house, democrats holding on to their majority in the senate. and we believe, if these projections hold up, and we expect they will, we don't know of a reason yet why they are not, although we have not had a concession yet from governor romney. if the president's re-elected, we have divided government again. >> brown: stu, that's where you sort of started the evening. >> yeah, i talked about that earlier, and that's certainly a significant problem, and the the question is then the lessons that house republicans draw out of this election. it's okay-- you know, it's okay to have partisanship. the problem is when each side doesn't w
they're sending out messages of that tonight. >> brown: social media? >> regular meade what, saying we're still alive and well. >> woodruff: to overlay what you all have been talking about, the a.p. is reminding us that the democrats now will maintain their majority in the senate, and i'm just-- you know, we're talking about truly divided government. the republicans maintain a significant, apparently, significant majority in the house, democrats holding on to their majority in...
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brown's campaign raised more than $40 million. mostly from teachers union and labor groups. coming up we'll talk to parents and teachers and find out how they feel about prop 30 this morning. live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california's rejected the rival tax measure proposition 38. take a look at your screen. 72% voting no. 28% yes. that is 95% of precincts reported. it was funded by a millionaire attorney and would have raised the taxes of middle and upper class income households. >>> 6:08. santa clara county voters decided on several ballot measures on election day. ktvu janine de la vega live in san jose. you can tell us some of the results. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. all these measures centered around money one of the measures that didn't pass that seemed to be a shock to at least the people we spoke to this morning was measure that centered around gambling and that is measure e. now 42% of the people voted yes. and 58% were against it. now this measure would have increased the amount of gaming tables at san jose's
brown's campaign raised more than $40 million. mostly from teachers union and labor groups. coming up we'll talk to parents and teachers and find out how they feel about prop 30 this morning. live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california's rejected the rival tax measure proposition 38. take a look at your screen. 72% voting no. 28% yes. that is 95% of precincts reported. it was funded by a millionaire attorney and would have raised the taxes of middle and...
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in one of the most closely watched races nationwide, consumer advocate elizabeth senator scott brown inican@ massachusetts. >> this victory belongs to you. you did this. you did this. you did this. for every f that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field, and we're going to put people back to work. [applause] that is what we're goido. >> in missouri, democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill held on to receive, defeating republican challenger todd akin. the race drew national attention after congress member a can claimed women are able to suppress pregnancy in instances rape." mccaskill celebrated with supporters shortly after the concession. >> things do not always turn out the way you think they're going to. i just called clare mccaskill @and gave her congratulations because the way the numbers are looking, we lost this race. >> and all said it's over, it's done, it is too red. there is no way that clare mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened? you proved them wrong. but in wisconsin, democratic congressmember tammy
in one of the most closely watched races nationwide, consumer advocate elizabeth senator scott brown inican@ massachusetts. >> this victory belongs to you. you did this. you did this. you did this. for every f that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field, and we're going to put people back to work. [applause] that is what we're goido. >> in missouri, democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill held on to receive, defeating...
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the turnout helped first time independent council candidate david caruso to defeat michael brown. >> i think we need to continue to work on campaign finance reform, on ethics reform. >> reporter: the last time an incumbent council member lost an election to an outsider was in 1998. that's when the current chairman phil mendelson was first elected to the council and then finally the thing i've been hearing the last couple months is the community college. how can we engage to make sure the community college is grounded, funded and really making a difference for jobs in d.c. >> voters approved charter amendments aimed at keeping corrupt legislators out of office. >> it's all part of this process. >> reporter: phil mendelson easily won election yesterday succeeding former council chairman kwame brown, one of two council members forced from office before pleading guilty to felony charges. >> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced later this month on bank fraud charges and former councilman harry thomas jr. is currently serving time for stealing funds from youth program
the turnout helped first time independent council candidate david caruso to defeat michael brown. >> i think we need to continue to work on campaign finance reform, on ethics reform. >> reporter: the last time an incumbent council member lost an election to an outsider was in 1998. that's when the current chairman phil mendelson was first elected to the council and then finally the thing i've been hearing the last couple months is the community college. how can we engage to make...
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right before the polls closed, scott brown was predicted. the atlanta acquirer -- inquirer is predicting a elizabeth warren is the winner. nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for community uprising against scott walker, and when you combine that kind of pushed back of so many of us witness and her courageous position of that in the sense of aligning herself with not just the trade unions, who have showed up with tremendous support on her behalf, but also grass-roots groups, but young gay and lesbian organizations that got under covered in their role but played a big part. she is somebody who has been debated in this race. the propaganda groups tried to pick up on video she recorded on gay pride day and say, what an enforcer of trends gender
right before the polls closed, scott brown was predicted. the atlanta acquirer -- inquirer is predicting a elizabeth warren is the winner. nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for...
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live in oakland, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> not to mention our governor brown. anne makovec in oakland, thanks. >>> a proposition to repeal california's death penalty failed to pass though. voters defeated prop 34 by 53%. the measure would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without parole. this is the first time in more than 30 years voters took on the death penalty issue in the state. >>> 53% of californians also rejected prop 37 which would have required special labels on some genetically engineered food. a surprise defeat because 60% of expected voters supported the measure just over a month ago. >> opponents in richmond measure n are tasting sweet victory today. voters defeated the so-called soda tax. it proposed taxing businesses a penny per ounce on beverages that contained added sugar. >>> well, what started out as a sociology class project at san jose state has raised the city's minimum wage now. measure d passed last night with 59% of the vote but not everyone is happy about it. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington shows us the impact there
live in oakland, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> not to mention our governor brown. anne makovec in oakland, thanks. >>> a proposition to repeal california's death penalty failed to pass though. voters defeated prop 34 by 53%. the measure would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without parole. this is the first time in more than 30 years voters took on the death penalty issue in the state. >>> 53% of californians also rejected prop 37 which would have required...
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i'm terrell brown. barack obama has been reelected president of the united states. mr. obama won a second term in office defeating mitt romney following an often nasty and costly election. democrats have retained control of the senate, republicans continue to control the house. president obama won a decisive victory over mitt romney racking up wins in at least 7 of 9 battleground states. the president won this wisconsin and iowa's six electoral votes, a state that launched his first campaign and the key western state of nevada. but it was ohio that pushed the president over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. it was a commanding win for the president in the electoral college, but the popular vote was neck and neck. in his victory speech, mr. obama promised better days ahead. >> while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >> the presiden
i'm terrell brown. barack obama has been reelected president of the united states. mr. obama won a second term in office defeating mitt romney following an often nasty and costly election. democrats have retained control of the senate, republicans continue to control the house. president obama won a decisive victory over mitt romney racking up wins in at least 7 of 9 battleground states. the president won this wisconsin and iowa's six electoral votes, a state that launched his first campaign...
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governor brown has still not shown up here. he is waiting and of course everybody wants to hear from him. but earlier, there was a minute thee valley with education leaders and with lawmakers who supported proposition 30. for example, one was a senate president. let's hear from him. >> tonight is the end of one difficult chapter. in california's history in the beginning of a new and better chapter where we reinvest in people we say education matters and we stand for california. thank you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago. molly said transformational changes take time, and we are committed to staying the course until our state truly doe
governor brown has still not shown up here. he is waiting and of course everybody wants to hear from him. but earlier, there was a minute thee valley with education leaders and with lawmakers who supported proposition 30. for example, one was a senate president. let's hear from him. >> tonight is the end of one difficult chapter. in california's history in the beginning of a new and better chapter where we reinvest in people we say education matters and we stand for california. thank you,...
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democratic challenger elizabeth warren defeating republican scott brown. in missouri claire mckaskill defeati defeating. there are big wins for the republicans. in arizona jeff blake democrat richard har mona for senator john kyle. meanwhile tea party backs cube man americans ted cruise making history. he becomes the fest to win a senate seat. >> with that balance of power remaining the same we still face a divided congress. that could mean another four years of gridlock. >> many analysts returning to bill clinton's term. that is what fox news contributor former special council to clinton lanny davis is talking about. >> barack obama is going to have to be humble. he is going to have to see the needle hasn't moved since 2000 from a red blue 50/50 nation. he has a vit victory in electoral college but he faces this. he has to reach across the aisle as governor romney said bill clinton and the choice of bill clinton in the key speech in his second term pivoted and became a bipartisan president in the sense that he reached out to gingrich and worked on welfare
democratic challenger elizabeth warren defeating republican scott brown. in missouri claire mckaskill defeati defeating. there are big wins for the republicans. in arizona jeff blake democrat richard har mona for senator john kyle. meanwhile tea party backs cube man americans ted cruise making history. he becomes the fest to win a senate seat. >> with that balance of power remaining the same we still face a divided congress. that could mean another four years of gridlock. >> many...
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if brown should lose, the son of ron brown, the former dnc chairman, the former secretary of congress, that would be a very strong signal that they want a regime change in the council. >> all right, mark plotkin. an interesting race so far in d.c. >> indeed. we still have a long way to go all over the country tonight. keep it right here for our 2012 you decide coverage right after this short break. >>> welcome back to our extended coverage of you decide 2012. we're going to hit the battleground states hard. still too close to call, you're going to hear that a lot tonight in these battleground starts starting with ohio. tilting obama's way right now. 50% to romney's 48%. >> and to florida we go, which is also still too chose to call at this -- too close to call at this point. president obama leading 58% to mitt romney's 49%. >> virginia tilting mitt romney's way. 50% to barack obama's 49%. 85% of the precincts reporting there. >> to help us break this down right now, a political professor from george mason university joins us. you were here with us last election day. welcome back again
if brown should lose, the son of ron brown, the former dnc chairman, the former secretary of congress, that would be a very strong signal that they want a regime change in the council. >> all right, mark plotkin. an interesting race so far in d.c. >> indeed. we still have a long way to go all over the country tonight. keep it right here for our 2012 you decide coverage right after this short break. >>> welcome back to our extended coverage of you decide 2012. we're going to...
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this morning you can bet governor brown is breathing a huge sigh of relief. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> quick update, ap has called prop 30 passed. two more propositions, prop 34 the only one still not call it would replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole, it is trailing now. no 53%, yes 47%. now voters rejected prop 32 it would ban unions and corporations from using payroll deductions to fund political campaigns yes 40 five%, no 55%. >>> upset in the east bay's 15th congressional district where congressman stark has been ousted. stark has been in congress for four decades he's 80-years-old and key architect of president obama's health care reform act. two democrats appeared on the ballot because of the top two rule. in the 9th district,dg2$v democt mcinnerney -- [ unintelligible ] >>> a local measure that got national attention richmond voters rejected tax on sodas and sugary drinks that would have funded school programs. city leaders are divided on the measure. >> tax on economically suppressed people, i've never been for this tax. >>
this morning you can bet governor brown is breathing a huge sigh of relief. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> quick update, ap has called prop 30 passed. two more propositions, prop 34 the only one still not call it would replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole, it is trailing now. no 53%, yes 47%. now voters rejected prop 32 it would ban unions and corporations from using payroll deductions to fund political campaigns yes 40 five%, no 55%. >>> upset in the east...
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willie brown and senator diane findstine were among the dignitaries that attended the lunch. tom sweeney host that event every year. >> as a doorman, we are greeters and guides and valets and ringmasters and work 8 hours a day rain or shine, hailing cabs carrying one thousand suitcases a day. >> sweeney has been dubbed the san francisco's most legendary doorman and has shaken hands with every single president since gerald ford thanks to his job. >>> one of the thing we are watching closely is the balance of the senate and the house. going live to washington d.c. in five minutes. >> also counting the ballots in california, it is important but tedious work. a look at what it takes to get it right. >>> another look at the electoral map. here it is as things stand at this moment, president obama with 122 votes governor romney with 155 magic number of course is 270. we are back with more election coverage right after this. >>> more election results. the situation in florida, a crucial state, right now it is an exact tie with 81% of the precincts reporting. mitt romney and presiden
willie brown and senator diane findstine were among the dignitaries that attended the lunch. tom sweeney host that event every year. >> as a doorman, we are greeters and guides and valets and ringmasters and work 8 hours a day rain or shine, hailing cabs carrying one thousand suitcases a day. >> sweeney has been dubbed the san francisco's most legendary doorman and has shaken hands with every single president since gerald ford thanks to his job. >>> one of the thing we are...
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it was supported by governor jerry brown. it will raise $6 million annually by increasing the sales tax by a quarter cent for four years in raising income tax on the wealthy by 3 percent for seven years ticket of the brown has emerged victorious in this year's election the measure was leaving just over-- earlier results showed the measure cruising slowly but it can gain momentum after 2:00 a.m. with a difference of more than 500,000 votes. in a rally just before midnight brown declared victory sang the overstate of camelot ossicles. >> people would not otherwise agree on many things came together they can to get from many reasons. the core reason that brought people together in support of proposition 30 was the belief in our schools and our universities and in the capacity of the state government to make some wise investments that will benefit all of us. that is what proposition 30 was all about. >> proposition 30 now the first general tax the californians have passed in two decades. voting to tax themselves. here's the resul
it was supported by governor jerry brown. it will raise $6 million annually by increasing the sales tax by a quarter cent for four years in raising income tax on the wealthy by 3 percent for seven years ticket of the brown has emerged victorious in this year's election the measure was leaving just over-- earlier results showed the measure cruising slowly but it can gain momentum after 2:00 a.m. with a difference of more than 500,000 votes. in a rally just before midnight brown declared victory...
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elizabeth warren defeated scott brown. he scored a huge victorine 2010 by capturing the seat held by the late senator ted kennedy. warren is the first woman elected to the senate from massachusetts. >>> after a long fight, much playing out on the airways via commercials, another casino and a big one is coming to maryland. coming up on fox 5 news at 5, reaction from county leaders who stand to benefit from the gambling expansion. >> and maryland voters have also approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage. you'll hear from a couple who will finally get a chance to tie the knot. >> and the political newcomer managed to oust this d.c. council member. we'll speak with him live about his plans after a turbulent year at city hall. gary. >> thanks and this nor'easter is staying fairly far off the coast to give us anything, but it's bring something rain and some snow and wind. a lot of it to the northeast. when will it get out of here? when will our skies brighten, and what are we having just around the corner? lots to talk a
elizabeth warren defeated scott brown. he scored a huge victorine 2010 by capturing the seat held by the late senator ted kennedy. warren is the first woman elected to the senate from massachusetts. >>> after a long fight, much playing out on the airways via commercials, another casino and a big one is coming to maryland. coming up on fox 5 news at 5, reaction from county leaders who stand to benefit from the gambling expansion. >> and maryland voters have also approved a measure...
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late last night governor brown said things are looking good. >> i'm very optimistic. no, it looks good. we're ahead and we're going to, god willing, we're going to stay ahead. >> governor brown, state lawmakers and teachers have pushed, hard, to pass prop 30 but opponents are not giving up. they say the race is still too close to call. if it fail, the school year would be cut short by two to three weeks. in the meantime, proposition 30's rival initiative prop 38 has failed. here's a look at those numbers. strongly, 72% voting against it. 28% voting in favor of proposition 38. prop 38 would have also raised taxes to fund education. kind of focusing on the younger group. the preschoolers. >> there were a number of other propositions. one of them was an attempt to eliminate political contribution, through payroll deductions. you can see it there with 92% of votes in. this one will not pass. >> prop 34 is the repeal of the death penalty. it has also failed. >> prop 36 has passed. it will modify the three strikes law so the life sentence will only be imposefold a third str
late last night governor brown said things are looking good. >> i'm very optimistic. no, it looks good. we're ahead and we're going to, god willing, we're going to stay ahead. >> governor brown, state lawmakers and teachers have pushed, hard, to pass prop 30 but opponents are not giving up. they say the race is still too close to call. if it fail, the school year would be cut short by two to three weeks. in the meantime, proposition 30's rival initiative prop 38 has failed. here's a...
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elizabeth warren is now the senator-elect from massachusetts after defeating incumbent republican scott brown. senator-elect warren, good to see you, good morning to you and congratulations. >> thank you. good morning to you. >> you've become the first woman to be elected to the senate from massachusetts. you will hold a seat that was held for nearly 50 years by ted kennedy. at some point last night, as your victory was announced, you guaranteed that democrats would hold the senate. just talk to me about the significance of your win. >> well, this is a win for america's middle class. this is a win for every family that really has been hammered and chipped and squeezed for a generation now. i got in this race because those
elizabeth warren is now the senator-elect from massachusetts after defeating incumbent republican scott brown. senator-elect warren, good to see you, good morning to you and congratulations. >> thank you. good morning to you. >> you've become the first woman to be elected to the senate from massachusetts. you will hold a seat that was held for nearly 50 years by ted kennedy. at some point last night, as your victory was announced, you guaranteed that democrats would hold the senate....
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serving out the remainder of brown's term. also on the city council, there was actually an at large upset with michael grasso, an independent, unseated michael brown, and that large independent member of the council. he will be joining vincent orange, who will return as an incumbent democrat in one of those at large seats. and there was a series of ethics related charter amendments on the d.c. city council -- by the voters today actually for the district government. they deal with ethics issues. so anything like someone who commits a felony or a gross misconduct can be voted out by a member of the council. and if an elected member of d.c. government, say a council member is convicted of some crime, that person will have to leave the job and can't reclaim the job again. some pretty not surprising races in terms of incumbents. delegate eleanor holmes-norton will return to congress as d.c.'s nonvoting delegate. and browser, alexander, and evans will also return as incumben incumbents. we're live in northwest, back to you. >>> com
serving out the remainder of brown's term. also on the city council, there was actually an at large upset with michael grasso, an independent, unseated michael brown, and that large independent member of the council. he will be joining vincent orange, who will return as an incumbent democrat in one of those at large seats. and there was a series of ethics related charter amendments on the d.c. city council -- by the voters today actually for the district government. they deal with ethics...
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michael brown lost his seat to david grosso. >> i think the people of district columbia finally feel like they're engaged in the government and have a say in where we go. i think electing me this way makes that statement. but also votes on the amendments also says the same thing. that it's all tied together and they want to move our city forward when it comes to just who our politicians are and how we're going to govern or city. >> >>> it took 60 firefighters to put out this apartment blaze in anne arundel county this morning. the seven oaks neighborhood. the anne arundel fire department tells us everyone got out safely. 12 units were damaged. 30 residents were displaced. >>> a stolen fbi weapon and some strange gun incidents have caused leesburg police to launch a manhunt tonight for jonathan cowden. pat collins has the new developments. >> reporter: jim, the manhunt
michael brown lost his seat to david grosso. >> i think the people of district columbia finally feel like they're engaged in the government and have a say in where we go. i think electing me this way makes that statement. but also votes on the amendments also says the same thing. that it's all tied together and they want to move our city forward when it comes to just who our politicians are and how we're going to govern or city. >> >>> it took 60 firefighters to put out...
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who would permanently replace kwame brown after he resigned. voters elected council veteran phil mendelsohn who has been in the chairman seat on an interim basis. the one upset appears to have come in the d.c. council at large race. incumbent vincent orange will keep his seat but it looks like
who would permanently replace kwame brown after he resigned. voters elected council veteran phil mendelsohn who has been in the chairman seat on an interim basis. the one upset appears to have come in the d.c. council at large race. incumbent vincent orange will keep his seat but it looks like
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prop 30 is governor brown's tax initiative. this will increase taxes on earnings over $250,000 for a total of 7 years and also raise the sales tax by a quarter cent for four years. and it will fund public schools and public safety realignments. for more on prop 30 and the devastating cuts that are now avoided, les go to nbc bay area's christie smith live in sacramento with the latest where governor is speaking right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. this is a big win for governor jerry brown. there has been a lot of anti-tax sentiment in california for years but he was able to turn that around, especially ca campaigning right before the election. he is speaking right now inside the capitol. let's go ahead and listen. >> we had the possibility of the cuts, but schools do they get to restore something? some of them were conservative in their budgeting. what would you tell people? >> i would tell people that instead of the state borrowing, hat in hand, from our school districts which reached $9 billion, we
prop 30 is governor brown's tax initiative. this will increase taxes on earnings over $250,000 for a total of 7 years and also raise the sales tax by a quarter cent for four years. and it will fund public schools and public safety realignments. for more on prop 30 and the devastating cuts that are now avoided, les go to nbc bay area's christie smith live in sacramento with the latest where governor is speaking right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. this is a big...
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i'm sorry you know the rules. >> you're not funny. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for helping out chris brown. i have an all new respect for his dancing. have you seen that picture of him online. magnificent. now it's time for twit and by. i helped you fans to write to erin andrews. i know you're in the metrosexual medians. first off i want to apologize. your beauty should have won dancing with the stars. you were a great reporter, and i appreciate all the work you do for e schspn. >> and i'll buy all the pink mountain dew to drown kenny mane. >> your alabaster skin is only heightened by your hair. i want to express my sexual desires for you. >> me like. let's get married. i'll take your last name. i feel i'd be the woman in the relationship anyways. >> i claim you. let me gais into the peephole in your soul. and then we'll meet on the high mountain for sexual combat. now that it's just a flarup but it's gone now. >> love you babe. >> do you have any gay friends. >> pps. purple penis pumpernickel. >> all right. i'll have you know that is the last time we'll do twit and by. that really got out
i'm sorry you know the rules. >> you're not funny. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for helping out chris brown. i have an all new respect for his dancing. have you seen that picture of him online. magnificent. now it's time for twit and by. i helped you fans to write to erin andrews. i know you're in the metrosexual medians. first off i want to apologize. your beauty should have won dancing with the stars. you were a great reporter, and i appreciate all the work you do for e schspn. >>...
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. >> in massachusetts elizabeth warren defeated scott brown. warren'sed a socksy work led to the founding of the u.s. consumer financial protection bureau. >> republican hopes evaporated months ago after the legitimate rape comments came out. mccase cast kill returned to capitol hill for another term. >>> another candidate trying to rebound from controversial comments about rape, richard mourdock. however, he too lost the indiana senate race to joe donnellly. he will replace richard hugher who lost to mourdock in the may area. >>> we go to jessica doyle with more on this. jessica? >> you've come a long way baby. the 113th congress will have at least 19 female senators. that's a record and two more than right now. kate shepherd from mother jones
. >> in massachusetts elizabeth warren defeated scott brown. warren'sed a socksy work led to the founding of the u.s. consumer financial protection bureau. >> republican hopes evaporated months ago after the legitimate rape comments came out. mccase cast kill returned to capitol hill for another term. >>> another candidate trying to rebound from controversial comments about rape, richard mourdock. however, he too lost the indiana senate race to joe donnellly. he will...
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sherrod brown winner of ohio, our good friend. i know he's independent, but a democratic in our hearts. sanders winning vermont your former employer. elizabeth warren, big big win over scott brown in mass mis. they called that one early. we now have the first openly gay u.s. senator tammy baldwin was elected last night. >> bill: in wisconsin. >> in wisconsin. in virginia, tim cain over george allen. >> bill: big win. >> bill nelson in florida. >> bill: connie mack. >> just demolished him. joe donnelly over richard mourdoch. claire mccaskill over todd akin. in nevada right now they called it just a little while ago that the republican dean holland did call that seat. >> bill: jon tester leading in montana and heidi hidecamp leading. that would be a pick up, north dakota would be holding on to the seat and jon tester would be reelect the. so a great night in the senate 53 to the republicans 45, democrats could get up to 55 if those two go the other way. they look like they're going to go and then house of representatives not such a
sherrod brown winner of ohio, our good friend. i know he's independent, but a democratic in our hearts. sanders winning vermont your former employer. elizabeth warren, big big win over scott brown in mass mis. they called that one early. we now have the first openly gay u.s. senator tammy baldwin was elected last night. >> bill: in wisconsin. >> in wisconsin. in virginia, tim cain over george allen. >> bill: big win. >> bill nelson in florida. >> bill: connie mack....
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governor brown with one of his political fights. voters passed his ballot measure calling for higher taxes prop 30. >> cbs 5 reporter anne makovec explains what prop 30 means for california taxpayers. good morning, anne. >>> reporter: this is probably the headliner in state politics, proposition 30. it was called very early this morning that prop 30 did pass. in the end, 54% of californians voted to raise their own taxes. but almost 4.5 million voters said yes to prop 30. the nos 46% of the vote, less than 4 million people voted no on prop. people who earn more than $250,000 a year will pay higher taxes for seven years and that tax increase will be retroactive to the beginning of this year. now, all of us will be paying more sales tax a quarter cent for four years. that boils down to paying about a penny more for every $4 you spend. now, funding for schools was the deciding factor for a lot of voters here. governor brown had threatened to cut $6 billion from schools and colleges if prop 30 didn't pass. in fact, this year's budget as
governor brown with one of his political fights. voters passed his ballot measure calling for higher taxes prop 30. >> cbs 5 reporter anne makovec explains what prop 30 means for california taxpayers. good morning, anne. >>> reporter: this is probably the headliner in state politics, proposition 30. it was called very early this morning that prop 30 did pass. in the end, 54% of californians voted to raise their own taxes. but almost 4.5 million voters said yes to prop 30. the nos...
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why californians say it's worth it and how governor jerry brown convinced them to do it. >>> we are live in san jose where we have the results on several important measures here in the county you may be surprised at what passed and what didn't. >>> many of you voted for warmer weather and you got it but now the results are coming in and it will be colder. we'll talk about that ktvu channel 2 news coming up. >>> good morning. welcome to wednesday it's november 7th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. day after election day. let's start with steve paulson. i voted for warm weather. i'm glad we have two more days. >> no. >> we're done? >> we're done. already the fog has come back to the coast. there will be a big change in that weather pattern. fog is coming back to the coast and rain as well. highs today 60s and 70s. >>> check out this amazing picture of this spectacular crash. a big wig heading eastbound slammed into center divide. the crash sent chunks of concrete into the westbound lanes. two other cars were involved in the crash. the driver of a chevy tahoe was taken to the hospital. a
why californians say it's worth it and how governor jerry brown convinced them to do it. >>> we are live in san jose where we have the results on several important measures here in the county you may be surprised at what passed and what didn't. >>> many of you voted for warmer weather and you got it but now the results are coming in and it will be colder. we'll talk about that ktvu channel 2 news coming up. >>> good morning. welcome to wednesday it's november 7th i'm...
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. >>> elizabeth warren beat scott brown. warren has risen through the dreamtic party since she was appointed president obama's consumer watchdog. so a few changes in some of the races. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we are fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that, for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. come. >> president barack obama giving his speech to supporters after claiming victory in the white house. >> mitt romney could not put together the electoral map he needed to defeet the president. as it stands, president obama has 303. romney received 206. florida's 29 electoral votes have not yet been awarded but again, the outcome there will not affect the president's re- election. >>> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. hope you got a little rest. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is finally done. it's finally done. the election is finally -- >> i think that makes everybody feel better. >> now i'm seeing commercials i ha
. >>> elizabeth warren beat scott brown. warren has risen through the dreamtic party since she was appointed president obama's consumer watchdog. so a few changes in some of the races. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we are fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that, for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. come. >> president barack obama giving his speech to supporters after claiming...
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brown. district voters ousted brown from the d.c. council after a string of revelations about his personal and political finances. just another episode for d.c. voters growing more concerned about ethics and local politics. let's take a look here at the ipad results. these were two city at large positions that were up for grabs. vincent orange of course ruling the day here getting 36% of the vote. but david grosso actually coming in at 20% versus 15% for michael brown. this really became an election about character and we didn't just see that with these two men running for that particular office. it also came with the question a charter amendment, charter amendment number 5, voters said yes to allowing the council to expel a council member for gross mission conduct. let me show -- misconduct. let me show you this here. on question 5 the amendment, 86% of voters in the district volted in favor of that against 14%. it also came up in amendment 6, this would be disqualification from the d.c. council. 22% against and 76% for it. and one
brown. district voters ousted brown from the d.c. council after a string of revelations about his personal and political finances. just another episode for d.c. voters growing more concerned about ethics and local politics. let's take a look here at the ipad results. these were two city at large positions that were up for grabs. vincent orange of course ruling the day here getting 36% of the vote. but david grosso actually coming in at 20% versus 15% for michael brown. this really became an...
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but michael brown has lost his. brown was beaten by grosso. it's 7:12. we'll be back. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> this is how hundreds in new york's famous times square celebrated the win. the crowd erupted into cheers. dancing in the streets. >> and overseas this was the scene in a canyon village where president obama's late father grew up. danced and shattered in celebration when they heard the news. step grandmother sara obama and relatives still live there. >> all right. a big night. a little tired right now. >> are you? >> you know, on these big events it's hard to kind of go to bed. >> i forced myself to bed early. >> and knew we would replay everything that happened last night. >> it's more interesting when you get to watch it unfold. >> it's like taping a football game. >> you want to watch it live. >> tricky forecast here and there's a coupl
but michael brown has lost his. brown was beaten by grosso. it's 7:12. we'll be back. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> this is how hundreds in new york's famous times square celebrated the win. the crowd erupted into cheers. dancing in the streets. >> and overseas...
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keeping unions -- still no jerry brown yet. and just a short while ago, yes on prop 30 actually took a small lead. so this crowd has been -- they say they were optimistic and still waiting to hear from the governor. we will bring it to you as soon as he's here. >> and proposition 38 and competing tax measure is on the ballot. this one looks like it's going down in defeat. supporters say prop 38 will generate ability 10 billion dollars for schools opponents arresting tax on the middle class and could force family businesses to cut jobs or move out of state. >> social media, it was huge tonight. especially twitter and facebook. >> what's trending in social media at this hour. eric. >> new topics since the president made his speech. now, minutes after the major networks began calling the race for president obama, twitter says election related tweets spiked to 327,000 per minute if you can get your arms around that. one comment that more people read and shared than any other and we'll share that with you. president obama's twitter
keeping unions -- still no jerry brown yet. and just a short while ago, yes on prop 30 actually took a small lead. so this crowd has been -- they say they were optimistic and still waiting to hear from the governor. we will bring it to you as soon as he's here. >> and proposition 38 and competing tax measure is on the ballot. this one looks like it's going down in defeat. supporters say prop 38 will generate ability 10 billion dollars for schools opponents arresting tax on the middle...
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who would permanently replace kwame brown after he resigned. voters elected council veteran phil mendelsohn who has been in the chairman seat on an interim basis. the one upset appears to have come in the d.c. council at large race. incumbent vincent orange will keep his seat but it looks like michael brown has lost his. he was beat by david grosso. >>> yvette alexander holds her seat in ward seven. and marion barry returns to the council to represent ward eight taking 87% of the vote in his race. >>> let's get the numbers on some of the d.c. council races right now if we can take a look at those perhaps. d.c. voters also, by the way, had some ballot amendments to decide on all stemming from recent ethic scandals that have plagued the d.c. government. >> all three amendments passed by an overwhelming majority. aamendment five will allow the council to kick out a member if that member has committed gross misconduct in office. >> amendment six will make it that a councilmember convicted of a felony will lose their seat. amendment seven does the s
who would permanently replace kwame brown after he resigned. voters elected council veteran phil mendelsohn who has been in the chairman seat on an interim basis. the one upset appears to have come in the d.c. council at large race. incumbent vincent orange will keep his seat but it looks like michael brown has lost his. he was beat by david grosso. >>> yvette alexander holds her seat in ward seven. and marion barry returns to the council to represent ward eight taking 87% of the vote...